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Started by fsn, 20 August 2016, 12:45:24 PM

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Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

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fsn

The British "Forgotten Weapons"?
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

fsn

I like to think of this being Dave, 25 years ago.

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

fsn

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

paulr

Very interesting footage

Some of those explosions looked very close to the tanks and troops :o
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KTravlos

Quote from: paulr on 07 August 2017, 10:26:59 PM
Very interesting footage

Some of those explosions looked very close to the tanks and troops :o

I think these were cinematic explosions. Truly the Polish Army of 1939 was the Interwar army taken to its perfect form. But alas, WW2 was not an Interwar war.

paulr

A couple finds that hopefully others find interesting

The caption is wrong, not all the footage is from the Battle of Britain

I particularly liked the opening exchange, paraphrasing "What did you do in the war Grandmother?" "I made planes"


An interesting insight into the Japanese on Iwo Jima and the views of some modern Japanese

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Ithoriel

Quote from: paulr on 09 August 2017, 11:09:02 AM
I particularly liked the opening exchange, paraphrasing "What did you do in the war Grandmother?" "I made planes"

For some reason this reminded me of a conversation with my late MIL.

Me: So, were you a nurse during the war or did that come later?
MIL: Oh no, I just did some typing during the war.
Me: Still, it all helped the war effort.
MIL: Oh, it was nothing important.

And she did do some typing during the war ... sometimes on a typewriter ... and sometimes on an Enigma machine ... at Bletchley Park!

Nothing important? Yeah right!
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

Ithoriel

Double post - please delete
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

d_Guy

Quote from: Ithoriel on 09 August 2017, 11:55:51 AM
And she did do some typing during the war ... sometimes on a typewriter ... and sometimes on an Enigma machine ... at Bletchley Park!

Nothing important? Yeah right!

They were the greatest generation because, in part, they never spent time telling us how great they were.  :)
Sleep with clean hands ...

paulr

You two have summed up my feelings while watching the opening sequence and so many other interviews with veterans or their families
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fsn


What type of gun is that at 1:04?
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
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Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

d_Guy

Is it maybe a 2 pounder AT gun?
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Westmarcher

10 August 2017, 11:12:03 PM #223 Last Edit: 10 August 2017, 11:17:45 PM by Westmarcher
It looks like an Italian Pack Howitzer used by the British Army before the L118 Light Gun. I remember the toy (I thought it was by Dinky but turns out it was manufactured by Britains). The trail could be configured in 2 modes - normal upright howitzer mode or "lower silhouette" mode for anti-tank use (the video posted by Nobby shows it in this mode). I also recall recognising the type amongst the ordnance captured from the Argentinians during the Falklands War. Here is a link for the toy:-

https://picclick.co.uk/Britains-Deetail-1-32-105mm-Pack-Howitzer-Gun-Model-172814363292.html

... and a YouTube video:-


P.S. I didn't own the toy. I bought it for my young cousin's Christmas one year. And, yes, I played with the toy (well, I had to show him how it worked). :-[
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

fsn

Thank you. Sounds reasonable.

This link has a picture of the piece in both positions.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/425238389801467223/

Worst of all, I thought I knew all of Britain's range, but that on passed me by.

Time to hit the books, I feel.  :(
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!